07 May 2013
Design work by Portuguese architect, Siza Vieira, is now available in an application for iPad, launched by the App Store worldwide. A reference for architecture and design, Siza Vieira, 80, is one of the most renowned Portuguese architects and one of the great living figures of contemporary world architecture. His architecture work is present globally […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
06 May 2013
A delegation from the Portuguese town of Cascais, mainland Portugal, has been visiting Sausalito, California, to further the sister city relationship between the two cities. The delegation is being hosted by Sausalito’s Mayor Herb Weiner. The members of the Portuguese delegation include Alexandre Faria, a Cascais Municipal Council member with direct responsibility for Cascais’ international […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal
05 May 2013
For the first time, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) is celebrating May 5th as the International Day of the Portuguese Language and Culture. Established during the 14th CPLP Council of Ministers meeting, in Cape Verde, in June of 2009, the date is dedicated to celebrating the common linguistic and cultural ties which unite […]
Posted in Angola, Azores, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Community, Damão, Diu, East Timor, Featured, Goa, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Macau, Madeira, Mozambique, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, World
03 May 2013
PRESS RELEASE – Earlier this year in February, an Associated Press article reported findings that revealed varying, and at times contradictory, definitions for Hispanic, Basque, Latino and/or Portuguese at the highest levels of the U.S. Government, including the US Congress. The article was rapidly disseminated through the Portuguese American media and along with a false […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
02 May 2013
The 2013 Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, [Holy Feast of Christ of the Miracles], taking place on the weekend of May 3, 4, and 5, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, will be broadcast live online on the Internet. According to a statement from the organizers, on May 3, viewers around the world will […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Religion, São Miguel
01 May 2013
Pilots and cabin crews at SATA Air Azores and SATA International will be back on strike effective May 2, 3, and 4, following several rounds of talks between representatives of five unions and SATA management. The unions decided for strike action after talks collapsed Tuesday. SATA unions’ representative, Rui Luís, told the press that at the […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Travel, World
